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The capture of the first image and successful sendoff to Earth is a major milestone for the spacecraft, indicating the nominal health of the mission.

Despite facing several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the last year, NASA had its busiest year of development yet in 2021.

Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Despite facing several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the last year, NASA had its busiest year of development yet in 2021.

The first spacecraft purposefully built to have a rather violent meeting with an asteroid just sent back some images from 2 million miles (3.2 million km) away. Called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or just DART, the spacecraft has recently turned on its camera, showing us glimpses of its journey as it heads to the binary asteroid Didymos for its impact.

It’s a scene we’ve seen on screen before: Giant object hurtles toward us, scientists ring alarms, everyone panics. But while it’s a common trope in movies, just how likely is it that we’ll experience an Earth-ending hit from a comet or asteroid in our lifetime?

Despite facing several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the last year, NASA had its busiest year of development yet in 2021.The US space agency in 2021 made history on Mars, continued to make progress on its Artemis plans for the Moon, ...

Russia has tested an Orion unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) in an air-to-air engagement against a rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during tests in Crimea, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on 19 December. Russia ha...

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun its quest to investigate requirements for preventing a hazardous asteroid from hitting Earth. An artist's illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraf...

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun its quest to investigate requirements for preventing a hazardous asteroid from hitting Earth. An artist's illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraf...

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun its quest to investigate requirements for preventing a hazardous asteroid from hitting Earth. An artist's illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraf...